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#### Using the Importing Dialog Box

The Importing dialog box allows you to create, edit, add, or delete rule sets that can be used to evaluate your ASCII file. For information on accessing this dialog box, see "Importing an ASCII File".

The selected rule set determines which information will be imported into your measurement routine. Use the following options to select and apply rules for parsing your ASCII file.

Create - Opens Step 1 of the Rule Set Wizard. See "Rule Set Wizard - Step 1: Excluding Data". Values of the selected Rule Set will be displayed, but if no Rule Set is selected, then no values will be displayed.

Edit - Allows you to edit the rule set selected from the Rule Set List.

Add - Browses via an Open dialog box to allow you to select a preexisting rule set. The rule set file is copied into the designated rule file directory and a new entry is displayed in the list box

Delete - Removes the selected rule set from the Rule Set List.

Set as default - Set the rule set highlighted from the Rule Set List as the default. This rule set is then used unless another rule set is later selected. If no rule set is newly selected, the last used rule set is set as the default and is highlighted in the list box. The next time that you import an ASCII file the default rule set is highlighted.

Import to Measurement Routine - The opened ASCII file is imported into the current measurement routine:

- Directly - Imports the ASCII file using the selected rule set without using the Rule Set Wizard.

- By wizard - Opens Step 1 of the Rule Set Wizard. When you click finish on Step 3, the file will be imported using any newly specified rules.

Cancel - Aborts the ASCII Import process

All rule set files are stored in the same directory designated by the GP. The directory is named "AscImportRules", where the rule set files are named "*.ascimportrule".